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Cow Belles [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Video ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: 0788869272 Release Date: 2006-06-27 ![]() |
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The Importance of Being Earnest - Criterion Collection [1952] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Michael Redgrave , Richard Wattis , Michael Denison , Walter Hudd , and Edith Evans Director: Anthony Asquith Manufacturer: Criterion ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006673M Release Date: 2002-06-25 ![]() |
Amazon.co.uk Review
If you're looking for the definitive example of dry wit, look no further than this 1952 version of The Importance of Being Earnest. Of course, it helps to have Oscar Wilde's beloved play as source material, but this exquisite adaptation has a charmed life of its own, with a perfectly matched director and a once-in-a-lifetime cast. Mix these ingredients with Wilde's inimitable repartee, and you've got a comedic soufflé that's cooked to perfection. Opening with a proscenium nod to its theatrical origins, the film turns Wilde's comedy of clever deception and mixed identities into a cinematic treat, and while the 10-member cast is uniformly superb, special credit must be given to Dame Edith Evans, reprising her stage role as the imperiously stuffy Lady Bracknell. To hear her Wilde-ly hilarious inflections and elongated syllables is to witness British comedy in its purest form. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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